**FIRST EMAIL**/Senior Mentor Teleconference Call December 11th - Scholarship Prog.

[Mark McLeod]

Greetings Teams:

The FIRST Senior Mentors are pleased to announce they will be hosting an important Teleconference call for FRC and FTC Team mentors and coaches this coming Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 7 pm EST.

This call features the FIRST Scholarship Program and will include an update of 2008/2009 scholarship opportunities, the state of FRC and FTC scholarship providers and opportunities, suggestions, and useful resources for creating student awareness and focus toward processing applications in advance of the new robotics season.

This call will be presented by Nancy Rosenberg, FIRST Scholarship Coordinator and is hosted by FIRST Senior Mentors Kathie Kentfield (Connecticut) and Jessica Jankowitsch[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] W. Pennsylvania).[/font]

All FRC and FTC Team mentors and coaches are welcome. In addition, please send an invite to members of your school's guidance department to join us on this call. The call-in number is 1-800-503-2899. The Access number is 6663906.

We will have 150 lines available, so lines are on a "first come, first served" basis. We suggest calling in approximately 5 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled start. This call will also be recorded and be made available for replay at: http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=10124.

When you have accessed the the conference call line, please put your phone on "mute". Press " * 6 " to mute your phone so that your background noises and chatter will not be heard throughout the call.
Whenever you wish to speak, press " * 7 " to un-mute your line.

If your phone has a separate "mute" key, you may press that key to mute your microphone element at all times, except when you wish to speak.

We highly recommend that before joining this call, that you download and bring a copy of the FIRST Scholarship Call Outline posted on the FIRST Web site at http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=10934.

Please Join Us!

Again, all team coaches & mentors and school guidance councilors are welcome, especially those attached to rookie teams.

The FIRST Senior Mentors